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[6.07] Host Galaxy Morphologies in the GOODS-South HST ACS Images

B. D. Simmons, C. M. Urry (Yale U.), S. Ravindranath (STScI), F. Bauer (Penn State U.), C. Conselice (Caltech), E. Chatzichristou (Yale U.), N. Grogin, A. M. Koekemoer, E. Schreier, R. Fosbury (ST-ECF), GOODS Team

There is growing evidence that the formation of galaxies and the growth of central black holes must be closely related. This ``grand unification'' of AGN and galaxies can be tested through studies of the AGN host galaxies. Using the deep multi-color HST ACS imaging data, we describe the morphologies of AGN host galaxies in the GOODS (Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey) southern field, which coincides with the Chandra Deep Field - South. We compare these to the morphologies of normal galaxies at the same (photometric) redshifts, also taken from the GOODS ACS data.

Ground-based imaging data were taken at ESO 2.2m, NTT, VLT, and NOAO 4m telescopes and made publicly available.

This work is supported by NASA.

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